Cast
Aktan Arym Kubat Taalaikan Abazova Askat Sulaimanov Asan Amanov Stanbek Toichubaev
Credits
Written by: Aktan Arym Kubat Talip Ibrahimov
Produced by: Marc Baschet Karl Baumgartner Thanassis Karathanos Altynai Koichumanova
Plot
A village electrician, nicknamed Mr. Light, who tries to bring electricity to poor villagers, comes into conflict with corrupt local politics and a Chinese wind-energy plan.
Sinekatalog’s take
A warm and gently funny political fable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (458 votes)
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